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SYNOPSlS: Augmentation of the Logistics Workforce

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

This includes senior management, government linked and academic positions in a variety of international companies and institutions based in Asia, the US, Europe and Australia. This recognition was in part due to the setting up of the region’s first and only physical warehouse training facility.

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SYNOPSlS: Unlocking Greater Value in Your Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

This includes senior management, government linked and academic positions in a variety of international companies and institutions based in Asia, the US, Europe and Australia. This recognition was in part due to the setting up of the region’s first and only physical warehouse training facility.

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Supply Chain Normalcy? Think Again.

Supply Chain Shaman

In March 2023, the Global Supply Chain Pressure Index fell to the lowest level since November 2008. In the spring of 2022, Asia/US ocean container rates resumed pre-pandemic levels and congestion eased in November 2022 into California ports. ” I feel like we are riding a gondola in the middle of an intense snowstorm.

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Selecting a Supply Chain Technology Provider is Harder than it Seems

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Mark Yong joined INTTRA in 2002 as Regional Sales Director, Greater China, then as Director – Professional Services, Asia –Pacific, thereafter as Director – Global Operations, based in Hong Kong. In year 2008, Mark joined BMT, based in the Hong Kong office. MORE FROM THIS EDITION. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – June -July 2022.

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Addressing Challenges in Global Logistics Operations with Technology

DELMIA Quintiq

Going back 14 years ago, the logistics industry dramatically reduced capital expenditure in 2008 when the great recession hit. This meant a huge movement of goods from East Asia to Western Europe and America, creating an asymmetry in demand as well as freight rates.

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Doing Our Part To Help Logistics Companies Adapt to COVID-19

Freightos

Land travel restrictions in Asia extended Chinese New Year, dropping ocean freight demand, which, just weeks later, spiked when the shutdown ended. Since 2008, WebCargo has helped top forwarders automate rate management and back-office operations. In 2019, digital freight isn’t a vision; it’s a reality.

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High freight costs for importers means higher price tags for consumers

Freightos

Meanwhile, ocean carriers were preparing for an economic slump similar to 2008 which negatively impacted the ocean shipping industry, so they were initially limiting activity to save costs. However, since buying goods manufactured primarily in Asia increased so significantly, demand quickly outpaced supply.